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3/4: ICE Detainee Death in CA Andrew Lorenzen-Strait Public Advocate, Enforcement and Removal Operations U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ICE

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Andrew Lorenzen-Strait Public Advocate, Enforcement and
Removal Operations U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

ICE
detainee passes away at Victorville hospital Mexican national was being treated
for pneumonia

VICTORVILLE, Calif. – A Mexican national in the custody of
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) passed away Sunday morning at
Victor Valley Community Hospital where he had been undergoing treatment for
pneumonia.

Fernando Dominguez-Valivia, 58, originally came into ICE
custody Nov. 23, 2011, following his release from the West Valley Detention
Center in Rancho Cucamonga where he had been detained on local charges.
Dominguez also had prior criminal convictions for forgery and theft. On February
16, he was transferred to Victor Valley Community Hospital after developing
pneumonia. Dominguez, who had been under a physician’s care since his admission
to the hospital, passed away shortly after 5:30 a.m on March 4,
2012.

Medical records indicate Dominguez had a history of heart trouble
for which he had been receiving treatment since coming into ICE custody. An
autopsy has been scheduled to determine his exact cause of death.

ICE
notified Dominguez’s next of kin and the Mexican consulate. Consistent with ICE
protocol, the appropriate state health and local law enforcement agencies have
also been informed.

Dominguez is the sixth detainee to pass away in ICE
custody in fiscal year 2012.